The other four starters also scored in double figures, combining
for 67 points for the Jazz, who led 94-66 after three quarters
and cruised in the final period.

"It was a butt-whipping, and I'm not making any excuses,"
Mavericks coach Dirk Nowitzki said. "Just look at the stats.
They played great, and we just did not. They play well in here.
That's been evident for two decades. You have to do everything
well."

Williams was a game-time decision with a right quadriceps
contusion. The star point guard, who missed 13 of the season's
first 15 games with a left ankle injury, sat out Monday's 105-86
victory over the Charlotte Bobcats with the quadriceps problem.

It seemed as if the Jazz made the right decision when they
decided to play Williams, who shot 11-of-20 from the field,
including 5-of-8 from the arc.

Utah has been besieged by injuries this season, including a
major one to forward Carlos Boozer, who has not been traveling
with the team while recovering from left knee surgery.

Forward Andrei Kirilenko will be sidelined three to four weeks
after right ankle surgery, and guard C.J. Miles missed this game
thanks to a bout with bronchitis.

One of the league's best point guards, Williams has yet to make
an All-Star team in his career and was left out of the game
again this season because of his injuries.

"He's an excellent point guard that makes his team better with
his passing ability," Dallas center Erick Dampier said. "He
gets players into a the right places. He can hit shots. He can
make plays. He is an all-around player."

Utah held a 10-point lead at the half but opened it up in the
third by outscoring Dallas, 37-19.

"It's tough when you give up 37 points in a quarter," Mavericks
point guard Jason Kidd said. "But we aren't going to make any
excuses about playing back-to-back or anything. We had some
opportunities tonight ? we just didn't play any defense.

"We have to address the fact that even if we aren't making
baskets we can still be productive on the defensive end."

The Jazz had no such problems.

"I thought we had a lot of energy, our guys pushed the ball
really well," Utah coach Jerry Sloan said. "We got off to a
great start. They obviously may have been a little bit tired,
but I think our guys took advantage of that as much as they
could, pretty much all night long."

Mavericks star Dirk Nowitzki had a poor shooting night, scoring
just 14 points on 6-of-20 shooting. Nowitzki was suspended for
one game following each of his last two trips here.

Last season, he clotheslined Jazz forward Andrei Kirilenko and
sent him to the hospital. Then, in his return trip on December
26, he hit Matt Harpring in the face on a rebound, earning
himself another one-game punishment.

Josh Howard scored 18 points for the Mavs, who shot 40 percent
(34-of-85) from the field.

Kidd, who mentored Williams with the Olympic team last summer,
was no match for the 24-year-old. Kidd scored seven points on
2-of-6 shooting.